China is planning to build at least 84 major dams in its southwest region, as shown in a map from the Wilson Center, eventually boosting its hydropower capacity by more than 160 gigawatts. READ MORE

This map shows the scale and number of China's major dams that are proposed, under construction, existing, and canceled. By next year China's hydropower capacity will surpass Europe's, and by 2020 it's projected to be larger than that of the U.S. and Europe combined. This map was created by the Wilson Center; an interactive version is available on their site.

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The Warriors of Qiugang, a Yale Environment 360 video, chronicles a Chinese village’s fight against a polluting chemical plant. It was nominated for a 2011 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
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